Anna M. Miller

Anna graduated from Mullan High School in Mullan, ID in 1950. She moved to Spokane, found work as a secretary, met her husband, Ralph "Mike", and they were married on October 3, 1952. Over the years, Anna was involved with Camp Fire Girls, Cub Scouts, PTA, and school volunteer activities. After refresher courses at Spokane Falls Community College, Anna secured a position in the Registrar’s Office at Gonzaga University Law School. She began taking classes at Gonzaga University and graduated with a BA in history on Mothers Day 1992 at 59 years of age. Anna and Mike enjoyed traveling for a number of years after she retired from Gonzaga in 1994. She was an active member of St. Patrick’s Parish and an avid bowler. Anna and her sisters, Ramona and Rosemary, played together as a bowling team for a number of years. Anna enjoyed gardening and was a zealous Zags basketball fan.

Anna is survived by her husband of 60 years, Ralph "Mike" Miller of Spokane; four children, Linda Miller Jennings and her husband, Don, of Fredericksburg, VA, Steve Miller and his wife, Nancy, of Tukwila, WA, Julie Miller Driscoll and her husband, Jack, of Spokane, and Dave Miller and his wife, Karen, of Leesburg, VA; five grandchildren, Christina Jennings of Fredericksburg, VA, Jessica Black and her husband, Ben, of Portland, OR, Bryce Driscoll of Portland, OR, Avery Miller of Leesburg, VA and Reese Miller of Leesburg, VA; and one great-grandchild, Delilah Black of Portland, OR. Anna also leaves behind two siblings, Leo Tafolla of Las Vegas, NV, and Rosemary Tafolla Pierce of Post Falls, ID; as well as, numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Anna was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Joe and Michael Tafolla; and a sister, Ramona Tafolla Boger. A funeral mass will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 5021 N. Nelson St., Spokane, on March 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm. with Rev. Kenneth St. Hilaire presiding. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane. Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home, 1306 N. Monroe St. is in charge of the arrangements.